After soaring to 63 points the game before, Ritchie County was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They came up short against the St. Marys Blue Devils, falling 27-7. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rebels of the 47-7 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Turner Shriver rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 108 yards on five of 13 attempts.
Ayden Pittman was his top target, picking up 62 receiving yards.
Ryan Kent was a one-man wrecking crew for St. Marys as he rushed for 219 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 75 yards and a touchdown. Those 219 rushing yards gave Kent a new career-high.
Ritchie County dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Marys, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ritchie County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Calhoun at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th. As for St. Marys, they will head out to challenge Tyler at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Tyler's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
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